月岡芳年画　 「清盛入道布引滝遊覧　悪源太義平霊討難波次郎」|The Spirit of Akugenta Yoshihira Strikes Nanba Jirō during Kiyomori’s Visit to Nunobiki Waterfall

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

1868 · Triptych of woodblock-printed books (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper · Asian Art

In Yoshitoshi’s dramatic take on the same theme, the vengeful spirit of Minamoto no Yoshihira (1140–1160) emerges in the sky above Nunobiki Waterfall, whose waters unite the sheets of this vertically oriented triptych. A bloody Nanba Jirō, who had decapitated Yoshihira, is shown upside down in the middle, while below, his lord, Taira no Kiyomori (1118–1181), prepares to draw his sword.

Artist

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Date

1868

Medium

Triptych of woodblock-printed books (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005